Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Crete (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Crete. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Crete is located in Randolph County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Delaware, Henry, Jay, Wayne & Darke (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Crete. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crete:
- Randolph County (The home county of Crete)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- Spartanburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Arba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rural
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Bloomingport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Haysville Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saratoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Modoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Stone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Desoto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Liberty Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Cowan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Muncie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- Bentonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Springersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- Blountsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Mooreland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Millville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Messick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- New Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Corwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Luray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Straughn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Springport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- Bluff Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Boundary City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Collett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Salamonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Blaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Redkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Dunkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- Yankee Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Goodwins Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- Fountain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greens Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- Long
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Hollansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- New Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Coletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Savona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abbottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- Burkettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Recovery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wendelin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Saint Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Miami County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Laura
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Potsdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Bloomer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- West Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Covington is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Garland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Ludlow Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Polo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- West Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kessler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kessler is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Montgomery County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Phillipsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Pyrmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Brookville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <1>
- Airhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- New Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Euphemia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Lake Lakengren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- West Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County (OH)
- Russia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crete, see our County-by-County Page for Crete.
Cemeteries Near Crete ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crete.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Crete - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crete covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- Mt. Gilliard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quaker Lynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollansburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clemens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bartonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (387 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crete had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crete, with the one closest to Crete listed first.
- Spartanburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Arba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Hollansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Glen Karn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Karn is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Karn
- Long
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Bartonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bartonia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonia
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fountain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rural
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Whitewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bloomingport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Baker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crete. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crete.
Newspapers Published in Crete ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crete.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crete, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crete.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Crete:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crete, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crete) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |